BBS Route · Idaho · BCR 9
Springfield Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
133Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1969–2018Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Idaho Springfield
Top 40 of 133 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Gull | Laridae | 65 | 2018 | -88% | 1971 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 54 | 2018 | -72% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 45 | 2018 | -83% | 1971 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 40 | 2016 | +384% | 1981 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 2018 | -30% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2018 | -58% | 1971 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 25 | 2018 | -63% | 1971 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 22 | 2018 | -79% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2018 | -31% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 15 | 2018 | -44% | 1971 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 15 | 1995 | +700% | 1977 | |
| Barrow's Goldeneye | Anatidae | 15 | 1976 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2018 | 12× | 1983 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2018 | +157% | 2010 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 12 | 2014 | +238% | 1973 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2018 | -80% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2018 | -91% | 1971 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1986 | +0% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2018 | -94% | 1971 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2018 | -75% | 1971 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 6 | 2015 | +471% | 1983 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 6 | 2017 | -95% | 1990 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2018 | -73% | 1971 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 4 | 2014 | -18% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2018 | -74% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2017 | -44% | 1972 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2017 | -20% | 1971 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2005 | +20% | 1981 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2018 | +220% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | -88% | 1971 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2018 | -78% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2015 | -55% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2010 | -69% | 1971 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2018 | -85% | 1971 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2017 | +400% | 1973 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2018 | -10% | 1972 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1981 | +200% | 1976 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1981 | +200% | 1977 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2018 | +200% | 1980 | |
| Common Tern | Laridae | 3 | 1991 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.